You need to spackle a hole on the outside of your house that is 24 feet off the

ground. You want to place the bottom of your ladder 7 feet from the wall. How tall

does the ladder need to be to reach the hole?

OA) 23 ft

OB) 25 ft

OC) 14 ft

QD) 20ft

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Mathematics

Clark Blevins

8 December, 05:29

You need to spackle a hole on the outside of your house that is 24 feet off the

ground. You want to place the bottom of your ladder 7 feet from the wall. How tall

does the ladder need to be to reach the hole?

OA) 23 ft

OB) 25 ft

OC) 14 ft

QD) 20ft

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Jase Odonnell · Answer 1

The ladder needs to be 25 ft tall

Step-by-step explanation:

You can use the pythagorean theorem for this:

a²+b²=c²

a = 7, b = 24, c = ?

We need to solve for c:

7²+24²=c²

49+576=c²

c²=625

c=25

You need to spackle a hole on the outside of your house that is 24 feet off theground. You want to place the bottom of your ladder 7 feet from the wall. How talldoes the ladder need to be to reach the hole?OA) 23 ftOB) 25 ftOC) 14 ftQD) 20ft

You need to spackle a hole on the outside of your house that is 24 feet off the

ground. You want to place the bottom of your ladder 7 feet from the wall. How tall

does the ladder need to be to reach the hole?

OA) 23 ft

OB) 25 ft

OC) 14 ft

QD) 20ft